Women and men on the trail

There is one more to add to the list. Death Valley, Telescope Peak the hard way. You start from Shorty's Well, which is -250 feet and go up to the summit at 11,049 feet. Then you have to finish by getting out to Mahogany Flat at 8000 feet. For most of it in the middle, there isn't any damned trail.

That's not a bad walk in the park.

–B.G.–

I overnighted the Timberline trail last summer and was happy with that 'feat'.

Then I read that list… guess what I'm doing this summer. Dammit! I thought I was done.

…Stupid Ego

I'm planning on doing #2 this summer. did the Presi traverse last summer with no problems and i've heard the difficulty isn't that much different. I am guessing it should not be that high on the list but oh well.. people freak out when they get to the Whites when they aren't used to it. :)

Carrying a 50lb pack would up the difficulty.

But not for Kat, she's superhuman.

>"There is one more to add to the list. Death Valley, Telescope Peak the hard way. You start from Shorty's Well, which is -250 feet and go up to the summit at 11,049 feet."

Heck, then why not go all the way: Badwater to Whitney Summit, no bike, nothing but net.

"Heck, then why not go all the way: Badwater to Whitney Summit, no bike, nothing but net."

It's called the Badwater Ultramarathon. It officially ends at Whitney Portal, but the hardest of the hard core keep right on going and run/walk up to the summit.

The Badwater to Whitney race is partly along a highway, so it isn't exactly a wilderness hike.

The hike from Shorty's Well to Telescope Peak is so bad that the bighorn sheep don't even go there without a guidebook.

–B.G.–

Ha ha Paul, M should wear a skirt next time she hikes. The looks on men's faces being passed by a lady in a skirt is pretty priceless.

Recently I was informed that years ago I was going to go on some trail working backpack trip and the organizer of the trip was adamantly opposed about me going. "This is no place for a woman" were the words he used. Well, I guess I did go on this hike, not having any idea that my presence was such an issue. I asked what hike that was (because now I was worried if I did okay), and when I was told, I was really surprised. That was one of the easiest work trips I've ever been on. I don't know if I even broke a sweat on that.

Cactus to clouds, though…That's the hardest hike I've ever done.

"The Badwater to Whitney race is partly along a highway, so it isn't exactly a wilderness hike."

Yeah, but it is the route that David proposed. I supposed you could go off into the desert and try it, but I doubt there would be many survivors. Oops, I mean finishers. Not that there are that many on the road route. ;0)